February 1976

Monday 02:

Groundhog Day gale of 1976 hits the north-eastern United States and south-eastern Canada.

Wednesday 04:

1976 Winter Olympics open in Innsbruck, Austria.

Saturday 07:

Darryl Sittler sets NHL record with ten points in one game.

Friday 20:

The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization disbands.

Tuesday 24:

Cuba : national Constitution proclaimed

Friday 27:

The formerly Spanish territory of Western Sahara, under the auspices of the Polisario Front declares independence as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.